Geoff Cordwell's ACCA Advanced Performance Management Course

One of the most common exam questions in the ACCA's APM exam surrounds KPls. In my opinion the examiner believes that many performance...

Can you get the right answer but not score enough marks?

ROCE and ROI - What is the difference?

Businesses want a robust control system and target that are reasonable. Are rolling budgets the answer though?

What's the right mindset for ACCA APM?

Studying ACCA APM? Here is a tip for the day. The ACCA has recently posted an article written by Graham J Morgan concerning performance...

Studying ACCA APM? Here's a tip for the day. The APM exam, unlike most of the other papers will ask you to apply yourself to a specific...

Studying ACCA APM? Here's a tip for the day. This exam demands that you can apply a syllabus area to any business. Sure, the business...

Studying ACCA APM? Here is a tip for the day. The humble typewriter was a revelation when it first appeared. But then along came...

Not the usual "watching football" attire I know and the dog was less than interested to be fair, but I felt I had to help Finn (my step...

ACCA APM – Performance Management in the Not for Profit Sector One of the most common exam questions in the ACCA’s APM exam surrounds...

Why do intelligent hardworking students fail exams? This is an interesting question. Maybe you should pause and think about that for a...

Choosing an option paper can be scary. You might have conflicting thoughts. You want to pass of course, but you want your choice to be...

Studying ACCA APM? Can you apply the Building Block model? - Here is how! Application and evaluation are two key skills tested in ACCA...

Variances were added to this syllabus a good few years ago and we have had a couple of questions since then, but there are still a number...

EXTRACT from Geoff Cordwell’s new APM material topic 10 There are many different IT systems mentioned in the syllabus with a few...

Have you ever wondered how an examiner thinks?  What is their overall attitude to the setting and indeed the marking of their paper?...

APM Tip: What Drives Results?

Congratulations to my student Dominic Gibson who placed 1st in the World for the March 2020 ACCA APM exam